Jri.v II, V.KtT. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



HAIL IN MISSOURI. 



liy rccnicst (if .Idliu (i. Kslcr, sccrc 

 tiiry of the I'loiists' Hail Assoiiat inn. 

 I scud yuu a siia|isli(it (if my Ikiuscs 

 after tlic hail df June I i. 1 ((luidii't 

 yet ii jiictiirc (if all tlic Ikhiscs from 

 the iiositioii t;ikcM, liiit ('iiiuitih to show- 

 some I r lloiist how his lioiises may 



iook at iiiiy time. Tiie (lama};c was 

 j;reat. owiii^ to three houses lieiiiy full 

 of cueumliers, all ti'ained to the roof 

 Mild ill full hearing. The faliiiiy lilass 

 and iiail nearly put them luit of luisi- 

 iiess. Twd acres of asters and L'OjlOd 

 carnation plants in the Held were al- 

 most annihilated. The stre.ik of hail 

 was (inly alioiit a (juarter of a mile a\ ide 

 and alioiit two and one half miles loiii;', 

 near Jopliii, Mo., hut I seemed to lie 

 in the strongest spot of its work. I iim 

 thankful [ was insured in the I'lorist 

 Hail Association, for 1 had (;,74(i feet of 

 liidken olass. 1|. A. Hai.i.. 



CALCEOLARIAS. 



\\'ell->;idw n plants of hyluid calceo 

 liirias .are not especially coininoii, hut if 

 stiict attention is |iaid to them from 

 the time the .seed is sown, there is no 

 re.-ison why any one cannot ;;ro\\ them. 

 It is ;ilis(ilut(dy essential. thou<ih. that 

 they rec(d\(' const.aiit care rij;'lit tiirouiih; 

 otherwise all the lahor expeiide(l nii them 

 is siiiijily wasted. 



A'eiy soon now the see(|s should he 

 procured ;ind sown in shallow pans, well 

 drained and tilled with a mixture of 

 leaf-mold and s;iiid. with perhajis a little 

 sifted liliidiis loam thrown in. The 

 .seeds ;irc small and for that reason 

 should not lie coxcred with soil, hut sim- 

 ply presse(| down on the moist soil in 

 the pans. It will also he necessary to 

 a\di(l w;iterini; the seeds in course of 

 ycnnin.-it ioii in the ordinary way until 

 the seedliiij^s .ippear o\cr the surf;ic(i 

 of the S(m1; instead, the pans should he 

 dipped up to the level of the surf;ice of 

 the soil in water. Sjuule will he neces 

 sary if the jLans ;ire |i|.icei| where the 

 .-uiilif;ht strikes directly. A pane of 

 ^lass should lie placeil o\er e.nh pan. 

 <;radually admitting air until, hy the 

 time the seedlings appear, the ^^lass may 

 lie i'eiiiove(| entir(dy. 



.Inst as soon as the little plants can he 

 liaiidle(| Iliey should he pricke<l otf info 

 pans similar to those from wlii(di they 

 are taken ami into the same kind of 

 Soil. .\ couple of iiudies .-ipail will do 

 them for this shift. The jiaiis contain 

 iiiij the t raiis|d;inted seeillinys should he 

 placed as iie.'ir the e|;iss iis possilile. in 

 a cool greenhouse or frame. jiKd'erahiy 

 one with a northerly exposure. 



When the youiiLT plants have made 

 leaves ;iii inch or more in length they 

 should he potted into ;i illcdl |iots, nslliy 



this lime a compdsl cont.ainiiie more 

 fihidiis loam and less leaf nniM. The 

 plants, when potteil. should he put ayain 

 in ;i cool place .-iiid kept caiet'nilv wa 

 tered, never allowiiii; them tn hccoine 

 dry af the mot. 



Like other (juick ;;row ini;' plants, they 

 should not he potted at any shift very 

 lirmly. However, the soil should not he 

 hd't too loose around the idots. hecanse 

 in that case the water would drain .-iw.ay 

 too ra]ii>llv. In the -idisei|iient shift- 

 iiiy of calceolarias, pots two sizes l.aieer 

 tluiii those then coiitaiiiini; the plants may 

 with ;i(lv:intaee he iise.l. As the plants 

 dev(d(ip .and ^'i near the tloweriiii: sta^e. 

 use, when repotting, a compost contain 

 iu" three iiarts odoil tnrfv luam .and two 



Calceolaria RugOEa GoI(ien Gem. 



parts leaf mold ami w(dl idtte(l manure 

 ill e(|ual pro|ioit ions. 



In winter a temperature not much over 

 45 dey;rees will suit them hotter than any 

 higher teinpeiiiture. W'iieii the plants have 

 jjrow n liixuri.aiitly it will lie well to tie 

 out the .shoots so as to yive them room 

 to develop thoroughly. Manure water ;it 

 frtHliient iiitcrv.als will he very heiieli- 

 ci.al to the plant.s when they have f.aiily 

 wtdl estahlisheil their roots in their 

 llovverin^ pots; it is h.ardly pnssihle to 

 (i\erfee(l them from this staye tm-w .ird. 

 riie foliage of calceolarias is veiv apt to 

 he ruine(l hy carelessly watering \iin fiec 

 ly overhead, and. in order to prevent 

 tli.at haiipeiiiiiy. the water should he a|i 

 jilied from underne.ath the leaves. Tn 

 pi'event the lavaees of <rreeiitly ..r nt' 

 any other pest, tohacco stems should he 

 strewn anioiiy the jiots on the shelve- 

 where thev stand. I ». \l. 



CALCEOLARIA GOLDEN GEM. 



\\hile the herhaceous ca h'cdl.a lias are 

 commonly met with in hotli commercial 

 and |iriv;ite oieeiihouses. the '.hruhhy or 

 ruj^dsa section, so |io|inlar in linrope f.u' 

 heddino- puipnscs. is less seen th.aii its 

 merits deserve. Jt is iiiifortunal..' tli.it 

 our hot siiiiniHM' sun iiitikes the outdoor 

 eultiire of this idtiss impossiiile. hnt for 

 pot culture for l;ito spring ami early 

 siiimner liloomiiijr they ;i re in many re 

 sjiects far preferalde to the l.areer, 

 showier and more delii-ate heihaceniis 

 class. 



l''or ]iot culture. iMittines should he 



)dote(| early in ^Septemhel• III a cool 



house ;nid ke|it potteil alone as i led. 



heiiiLj llowerecl in I'l inch nr 7 inch jiots. 



l-'or the early shift ;i compost of le.at 

 mold, loam and sand will siitlice. hut 

 tor the final pottiny some old cow maiiiii( 

 ,ind a dash of < 'lay "s fertili/er should Ik 

 .added. The plants should :it all times hi 

 i,Mdw 11 in ;i cool and airy house. Tin 

 snnshin,'. wlii(di would soon ruin the her 

 h.aceous v.ariefies. will not hurt the sliruh 

 hy section ill the least, hut when ii 

 llower some shade will pidlon<^ the flow 

 ■riiijr period. The shoots should In 

 pimdied until the mid<lle of Mandi. after 



wlliidl the flower shoots should he .allowed 

 to come U|i. .\ few stakes should he 



uiveii the |ilaiits hefore the flowers aji 

 pear, as they .are rather easily hrokeii. 

 This ca Iceol.aria is in season from the 



middle of" May to the end of .luiu^ iiii; 



usu.ally ,at its lest .ahoiit .Memorial day. 

 It is straii;,fe that it has heeii so iietr 

 lected hy commer(d.al ^rdWiTs. fur wheth- 

 ei' as a |idt iilaiit (ir fur ciittiiijx. if is 

 excellent. The ihiweis Last retiKirkahlv 

 well ill w.ater. I'lir humpiet wdik fdr Me 



1 "ial d;iy trade it shuiild prove in- 



valiiahle. while hiishy |>l.aiits in d in.di 

 pots oUL,r|it to sell on siylit. 



If extr.-i laree plants .are d.sir(>d. tli.^ 

 first season's stock can he prune(l hack, 

 potted .aloiiy tiiid flowered .a second time, 

 when s|ie(dineiis a yard in diameter may 

 lie li^i'l. A few pl.anfs will yiidd an ;ihun- 

 daiice of cuttings if eiveii a sli^htlv 

 sli;nled location outdoors. wheri> they can 

 he occasionally watered iu dry vveatli.r. 

 ri.ants in.ay also h(> raised iroiii seed. 

 whi(di "(.niiiii.afes readily. I'.idwn, red 

 a lid yellow shades are usually suhl in 

 the s.ltlie Jiackef. W Idle all are t,r,Mid, the 

 yellow fiillil is the host. 



W. X. <Kvi(;. 



